Program Manager (U.S. Coast Guard)
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead the USCG Appian Modernization Program across strategic mission support and operational initiatives.
This individual will serve as the central leader responsible for platform strategy, delivery governance, stakeholder alignment, and the evolution of Appian from a set of project implementations into a unified enterprise program.
This role combines program leadership, platform governance, delivery oversight, and client engagement.
The right candidate will bring experience leading federal digital transformation efforts, a practical understanding of Coast Guard mission support environments, and the ability to build a repeatable model for scaling secure, mission-focused Appian solutions across the organization.
What you’ll do
Lead the transition from separate Appian projects to a centralized USCG Appian modernization program with shared governance, standards, and delivery priorities.
Establish and mature an Appian Center of Excellence that supports intake, prioritization, architecture review, reusable assets, and platform adoption across multiple Coast Guard initiatives.
Drive the roadmap for Appian solutions supporting acquisition management, human resources, mission-focused case management, and future modernization opportunities aligned to Coast Guard priorities.
Partner with Coast Guard stakeholders across mission support, acquisition, business operations, and technical leadership to translate operational needs into scalable workflow, case management, and decision-support solutions.
Oversee cross-functional delivery teams including Appian developers, architects, business analysts, QA specialists, scrum leads, and integration resources.
Build a reusable delivery model that includes design standards, component libraries, integration patterns, release controls, and performance reporting.
Guide program-level risk management related to legacy dependencies, governance requirements, security approvals, platform sprawl, and enterprise change adoption.
Support executive communications, governance reviews, roadmap planning, and value reporting tied to mission outcomes.
Oversee advisory support workstreams that complement the platform portfolio, including process improvement, modernization planning, requirements shaping, governance support, and stakeholder alignment.
What you’ll own
Enterprise Appian program strategy and operating model.
Platform governance, standardization, and reuse.
Delivery oversight across multiple Appian workstreams and advisory engagements.
Stakeholder alignment across business, technical, and compliance teams.
Growth of Appian as a modernization platform for future USCG use cases.
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Benefits
- Appian offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, wellbeing, and financial future. Benefits may include health coverage, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free mental health support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), a retirement/pension plan, wellness dollars, tuition reimbursement, family-forming benefits and more. Benefits vary by country—please ask your Talent Acquisition contact for details specific to the location you are applying to.
- About Appian
- Appian provides AI automation for mission-critical work. We automate complex processes in large enterprises and governments. Our platform is known for its unique reliability and scale. We’ve been automating processes for more than 25 years and understand enterprise operations like no one else. For more information, visit appian.com. [Nasdaq: APPN]
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